# 2011 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2011 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 92nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 24th in Arizona and their fifth under head coach Ken Whisenhunt. This was going to be the Cardinals first season with new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb, but he was injured and replaced by John Skelton. Despite a 1-6 start the Cardinals managed to win 7 out of 9 games, including a stunning upset against the San Francisco 49ers in week 14. The team improved on their 5–11 record from the 2010 season, but missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season.
The 2011 Cardinals won four overtime games, an NFL record that would later be matched by the 2021 Las Vegas Raiders.

## Offseason
### Signings

| Pos. | Player | 2010 Team | Contract |
| G | Daryn Colledge | Green Bay Packers | 5 years, $27.5 million |
| LB | Stewart Bradley | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 years, $25 million |
| C | Lyle Sendlein | Arizona Cardinals | 5 years, $16 million |
| TE | Jeff King | Carolina Panthers | 3 years, $5.5 million |
| DE | Nick Eason | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 years, $1.9 million |
| S | Michael Adams | Arizona Cardinals | 2 years, $1.7 million |
| G | Floyd Womack | Cleveland Browns | 1 year, $1.7 million |
| RB | Chester Taylor | Chicago Bears | 1 year, $810,000 |
| CB | Matt Ware | Arizona Cardinals | 1 year, $855,000 |
| C | Ben Claxton | Arizona Cardinals | 1 year, $700,000 |

### Departures

| Pos. | Player | 2011 Team |
| WR | Steve Breaston | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DT | Alan Branch | Seattle Seahawks |
| G | Alan Faneca | |

### 2011 NFL Draft

Arizona Cardinals 2011 NFL Draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | Height | Weight | College |
| Round | Choice | Overall | Player name | Position | Height | Weight | College |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Patrick Peterson | CB | 6'0" | 219 lbs. | LSU |
| 2 | 6 | 38 | Ryan Williams | RB | 5'9" | 212 lbs. | VT |
| 3 | 5 | 69 | Rob Housler | TE | 6'5" | 215 lbs. | FAU |
| 4 | 6 | 103 | Sam Acho | OLB | 6'2" | 262 lbs. | Texas |
| 5 | 5 | 136 | Anthony Sherman | RB | 5'10" | 242 lbs. | UConn |
| 6 | 6 | 171 | Quan Sturdivant | ILB | 6'1" | 241 lbs. | UNC |
| 6 | 19 | 184 | David Carter | DE | 6'5" | 297 lbs. | UCLA |
| 7 | 46 | 249 | DeMarco Sampson | WR | 6'2" | 204 lbs. | SDSU |

### Acquisitions

On July 28, 2011 the Cardinals acquired Kolb from the Philadelphia Eagles for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 2nd-round pick. The next day they signed former Carolina Panthers starting CB Richard Marshall.

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 11 | at Oakland Raiders | W 24–18 | 1–0 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–28 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | San Diego Chargers | L 31–34 | 1–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 1 | Denver Broncos | W 26–7 | 2–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 11 | Carolina Panthers | W 28–21 | 1–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 18 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–22 | 1–1 | FedExField | Recap |
| 3 | September 25 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–13 | 1–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
| 4 | October 2 | New York Giants | L 27–31 | 1–3 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 9 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–34 | 1–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–32 | 1–5 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 30 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 27–30 | 1–6 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 6 | St. Louis Rams | W 19–13 (OT) | 2–6 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 13 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–17 | 3–6 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 11 | November 20 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–23 | 3–7 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 12 | November 27 | at St. Louis Rams | W 23–20 | 4–7 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
| 13 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | W 19–13 (OT) | 5–7 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 11 | San Francisco 49ers | W 21–19 | 6–7 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 18 | Cleveland Browns | W 20–17 (OT) | 7–7 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 16–23 | 7–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | January 1 | Seattle Seahawks | W 23–20 (OT) | 8–8 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,627
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Jody Jackson
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Beanie Wells 7-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:45. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:42.
CAR – Steve Smith 77-yard pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick), 7:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
Second quarter
CAR – Steve Smith 26-yard pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick), 0:06. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
ARI – Jeff King 48-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 10:40. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:12.
CAR – Cam Newton 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 5:49. Panthers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:51.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Early Doucet 70-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 10:48. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:13.
ARI – Patrick Peterson 89-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), 7:15. Cardinals 28–21.
Top passers
CAR – Cam Newton – 24/37, 422 yards, 2 TD, INT
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 18/27, 309 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 12 rushes, 30 yards
ARI – Beanie Wells – 18 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAR – Steve Smith – 8 receptions, 178 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Early Doucet – 3 receptions, 105 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Redksins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,330
* Referee: Peter Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Jeff King 21-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 3:54. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:38.
Second quarter
WAS – Graham Gano 26-yard field goal, 10:25. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:29.
WAS – Fred Davis 1-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Graham Gano kick), 3:04. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:57.
Third quarter
ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 2:47. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:31.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 11:18. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:42.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 73-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 10:58. Cardinals 21–13. Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:20.
WAS – Santana Moss 18-yard pass from Rex Grossman (run failed), 5:17. Cardinals 21–19. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:41.
WAS – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 1:45. Cardinals 22–21. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:35.
Top passers
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 17/30, 251 yards, 2 TD, INT
WAS – Rex Grossman – 25/43, 291 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Beanie Wells – 14 rushes, 93 yards, TD
WAS – Tim Hightower – 20 rushes, 96 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
WAS – Fred Davis – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 1:15 p.m. MST & PDT
* Game weather: Rain, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,199
* Referee: Alberto Riveron
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Drea Avent
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 30-yard field goal, 2:55. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 44-yard field goal, 12:48. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 5:07.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 7:29. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:06.
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 52-yard field goal, 0:43. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
SEA – Tarvaris Jackson 11-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 5:57. Seahawks 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 6:00.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 25/39, 252 yards, TD, 2 INT
SEA – Tarvaris Jackson – 18/31, 171 yards, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Alfonso Smith – 17 rushes, 54 yards
SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 19 rushes, 73 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
SEA – Sidney Rice – 8 receptions, 109 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,496
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 13:02. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:35.
Second quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 7:57. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 9:20.
NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw 13-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:54. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:03.
NYG – Lawrence Tynes 30-yard field goal, 0:01. Giants 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 0:28.
Third quarter
ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 10:24. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:36.
ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 2:55. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:40.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Brandon Jacobs 1-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 12:07. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:48.
ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:16. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:09.
NYG – Jake Ballard 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 3:37. Cardinals 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:39.
NYG – Hakeem Nicks 29-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:39. Giants 31–27. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:31.
Top passers
NYG – Eli Manning – 27/40, 321 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 20/34, 237 yards, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 12 rushes, 39 yards, TD
ARI – Beanie Wells – 27 rushes, 138 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 10 receptions, 162 yards, TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 receptions, 102 yards :
Despite the Cardinals holding a 10-point lead twice in the fourth quarter, the Giants scored three touchdowns in the final frame as Arizona dropped its third straight game and fell to 1–3.

#### Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Vikings | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 12:05 p.m. CDT/10:05 a.m. MST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 62,479
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Adrian Peterson 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:18. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:35.
MIN – Adrian Peterson 24-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:55. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07.
MIN – Donovan McNabb 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:25. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:50.
MIN – Adrian Peterson 14-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:41. Vikings 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:01.
Second quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Vikings 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:25.
Third quarter
ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:23. Vikings 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41.
MIN – Ryan Longwell 26-yard field goal, 3:35. Vikings 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:48.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Ryan Longwell 53-yard field goal, 2:09. Vikings 34–10. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:33.
Top passers
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 21/42, 232 yards, 2 INT
MIN – Donovan McNabb – 10/21, 169 yards
Top rushers
ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD
MIN – Adrian Peterson – 29 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Early Doucet – 8 receptions, 92 yards
MIN – Devin Aromashodu – 2 receptions, 81 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 62,475
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Heath Miller 12-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 9:39. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 3:07.
Second quarter
PIT – Mike Wallace 95-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 8:09. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 91 yards, 0:12.
ARI – Alfonso Smith 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:20. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:49.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:20.
Third quarter
ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling 73-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 9:26. Steelers 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:40.
PIT – Emmanuel Sanders 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 3:54. Steelers 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:32.
PIT – Team safety, 3:42. Steelers 26–14.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 42-yard field goal, 11:30. Steelers 29–14. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 7:12.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 39-yard field goal, 6:46. Steelers 32–14. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 4:10.
ARI – Early Doucet 2-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (pass failed), 3:53. Steelers 32–20. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 26/39, 361 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 18/34, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 rushes, 32 yards
ARI – Beanie Wells – 12 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Mike Wallace – 3 receptions, 118 yards, TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 78 yards :
Coming off their bye week, the Cardinals went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. Arizona trailed early in the first quarter as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh would add onto their lead in the second quarter as Roethlisberger completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. The Cardinals would answer with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Alfonso Smith. The Steelers would close out the half with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 41-yard field goal.
Arizona opened the third quarter with quarterback Kevin Kolb finding running back LaRod Stephens-Howling on a 73-yard touchdown pass, but Pittsburgh struck back with Roethlisberger completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, along with Kolb's intentional grounding penalty in the endzone resulting in a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers continued to pull away with Suisham making a 42-yard and a 39-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to rally as Kolb found wide receiver Early Doucet on a 2-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion), but Pittsburgh held on to preserve the victory.
With the loss, Arizona fell to 1–5.

#### Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Ravens | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,022
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 32-yard field goal, 3:56. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:19.
Second quarter
BAL – Billy Cundiff 26-yard field goal, 12:26. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 6:30.
ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:22. Cardinals `10–3. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:36.
ARI – Patrick Peterson 82-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), 6:06. Cardinals 17–3.
ARI – Early Doucet 10-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 3:46. Cardinals 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:11.
BAL – Billy Cundiff 47-yard field goal, 0:34. Cardinals 24–6. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:12.
Third quarter
BAL – Ray Rice 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 12:13. Cardinals 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.
BAL – Ray Rice 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:32. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 3:12.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Ray Rice 3-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 14:55. Ravens 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:22.
ARI – Jay Feely 45-yard field goal, 8:55. Tied 27–27. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:00.
BAL – Billy Cundiff 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:52.
Top passers
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 10/21, 153 yards, TD, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 31/51, 336 yards, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Beanie Wells – 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD
BAL – Ray Rice – 18 rushes, 63 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 98 yards
BAL – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 145 yards :
The Cardinals blew a 21-point first half lead and lost their sixth straight game to fall to 1–6.

#### Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,628
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 10:51. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:39.
STL – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 4:38. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:13.
Second quarter
STL – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 7:02. Rams 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:11.
STL – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 9–3. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:26.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 38-yard field goal, 10:30. Rams 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:30.
STL – Team safety, 7:24. Rams 11–6.
STL – Team safety, 3:31. Rams 13–6.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 4:51. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:43.
Overtime
ARI – Patrick Peterson 99-yard punt return, 13:03. Cardinals 19–13.
Top passers
STL – Sam Bradford – 23/36, 255 yards, INT
ARI – John Skelton – 20/35, 222 yards, TD
Top rushers
STL – Steven Jackson – 29 rushes, 130 yards
ARI – John Skelton – 4 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
STL – Brandon Lloyd – 5 receptions, 80 yards
ARI – Early Doucet – 6 receptions, 78 yards :
The Cardinals snapped their six-game losing streak as rookie Patrick Peterson returned a punt 98 yards for a game-winning touchdown in overtime. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 2–6. The game also featured the Rams' scoring the four points in the third quarter as the got two safeties on consecutive drives. This was first time in NFL history that a team had recorded four points in a quarter.

#### Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,144
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
PHI – Asante Samuel 20-yard interception return (Alex Henery kick, 9:35. Eagles 7–0.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 10-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 4:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:47.
PHI – LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 0:17. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:31.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 9:18. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:00.
PHI – Alex Henery 36-yard field goal, 5:06. Eagles 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:53.
ARI – Early Doucet 5-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 1:53. Cardinals 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 3:13.
Top passers
ARI – John Skelton – 21/40, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Michael Vick – 16/34, 128 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Beanie Wells – 23 rushes, 62 yards
PHI – LeSean McCoy – 14 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 146 yards, 2 TD
PHI – Brent Celek – 4 receptions, 53 yards :

#### Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 49ers | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST/2:050 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Rain, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,732
* Referee: Peter Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 3:10. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:48.
SF – David Akers 43-yard field goal, 2:06. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:59.
Second quarter
SF – David Akers 29-yard field goal, 0:56. 49ers 9–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
Third quarter
SF – Kyle Williams 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 7:12. 49ers 16–0. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:48.
SF – Vernon Davis 18-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 4:14. 49ers 23–0. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:53.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 23-yard pass from Richard Bartel (Jay Feely kick), 8:38. 49ers 23–7. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:36.
Top passers
ARI – John Skelton – 6/19, 99 yards, 3 INT
SF – Alex Smith – 20/38, 267 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Chester Taylor – 1 rush, 34 yards
SF – Frank Gore – 24 rushes, 88 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Andre Roberts – 3 receptions, 51 yards
SF – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 120 yards :

#### Week 12: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 56,029
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Tina Cervasio
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Nick Miller 88-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 9:15. Rams 7–0.
ARI – Jay Feely 29-yard field goal, 0:36. Rams 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:19.
Second quarter
STL – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 0:03. Rams 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:49.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 37-yard field goal, 9:38. Rams 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 5:22.
ARI – Beanie Wells 7-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:54. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:49.
ARI – Patrick Peterson 80-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), 2:56. Cardinals 20–10.
Fourth quarter
STL – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 14:49. Rams 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:07.
STL – Brandon Lloyd 16-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 7:46. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:25.
ARI – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 4:09. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:37.
Top passers
ARI – John Skelton – 12/23, 114 yards, 2 INT
STL – Sam Bradford – 17/31, 203 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARI – Beanie Wells – 27 rushes, 228 yards, TD
STL – Steven Jackson – 17 rushes, 64 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 55 yards
STL – Brandon Lloyd – 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 4
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 62,180
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 48-yard field goal, 4:13. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:03.
Second quarter
DAL – Dan Bailey 50-yard field goal, 5:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:51.
DAL – Dez Bryant 5-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 3:09. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 8:18. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:42.
DAL – Dan Bailey 37-yard field goal, 0:34. Cowboys 13–6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:44.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Beanie Wells 4-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 13:08. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:26.
Overtime
ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling 52-yard pass from Kevin Kolb, 11:43. Cardinals 19–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:17.
Top passers
DAL – Tony Romo – 28/42, 299 yards, TD
ARI – Kevin Kolb – 16/27, 247 yards, TD
Top rushers
DAL – DeMarco Murray – 12 rushes, 38 yards
ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
DAL – Dez Bryant – 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD
ARI – Andre Roberts – 6 receptions, 111 yards :

#### Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,808
* Referee: Alberto Riveron
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
SF – David Akers 46-yard field goal, 4:39. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 15 yards, 5:16.
Second quarter
SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 14:02. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:58.
ARI – Early Doucet 60-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 7:10. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:11.
SF – David Akers 27-yard field goal, 1:58. 49ers 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:12.
SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 12–7. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
SF – Frank Gore 37-yard run (David Akers kick), 12:24. 49ers 19–7. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:09.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 46-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 9:04. 49ers 19–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:20.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Andre Roberts 3-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 11:50. Cardinals 21–19. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:26.
Top passers
SF – Alex Smith – 18/37, 175 yards
ARI – John Skelton – 19/28, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SF – Frank Gore – 10 rushes, 72 yards, TD
ARI – Beanie Wells – 15 rushes, 27 yards
Top receivers
SF – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 63 yards
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 149 yards, TD :
The Cardinals came back from 12-point halftime deficit to stun the 10–2 49ers. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6–7.

#### Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,443
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Peyton Hillis 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 11:33. Browns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:27.
Second quarter
CLE – Phil Dawson 44-yard field goal, 11:33. Browns 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 7:19.
ARI – Andre Roberts 9-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 0:19. Browns 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:30.
Third quarter
CLE – Greg Little 76-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Phil Dawson kick), 3:01. Browns 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:21.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:33. Browns 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:49.
ARI – Jay Feely 33-yard field goal, 5:40. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:20.
Overtime
ARI – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 10:56. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:46.
Top passers
CLE – Seneca Wallace – 18/31, 226 yards, TD
ARI – John Skelton – 28/46, 313 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CLE – Peyton Hillis – 26 rushes, 99 yards, TD
ARI – Beanie Wells – 15 rushes, 51 yards, TD
Top receivers
CLE – Greg Little – 5 receptions, 131 yards, TD
ARI – Todd Heap – 7 receptions, 69 yards :
Head coach Ken Whisenhunt recorded his 43rd win as the Cardinals' head coach, and surpassed Don Coryell to become the winningest head coach in franchise history. Whisenhunt was the all-time leader in wins for Cardinals head coaches until his record was broken by Bruce Arians 5 years later.

#### Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Bengals | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: Fair, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,273
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 24-yard field goal, 10:55. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:59.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 11-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:24. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:35.
Second quarter
CIN – Jerome Simpson 19-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:46. Bengals 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:50.
CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:47.
Third quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 3:09. Bengals 23–0. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:51.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 30-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 11:25. Bengals 23–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:52.
ARI – Jeff King 2-yard pass from John Skelton (run failed), 7:39. Bengals 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:40.
ARI – Jay Feely 29-yard field goal, 3:16. Bengals 23–16. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:56.
Top passers
ARI – John Skelton – 23/44, 297 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 18/31, 154 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Beanie Wells – 14 rushes, 53 yards
CIN – Cedric Benson – 16 rushes, 57 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: January 1
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 61,798
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Chester Taylor 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 3:02. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:37.
Second quarter
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 43-yard field goal, 12:10. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 5:52.
ARI – Jay Feely 41-yard field goal, 3:28. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 8 yards, 3:14.
Third quarter
SEA – Leon Washington 48-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 10:56. Tied 10–10. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22.
ARI – Todd Heap 13-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 6:18. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 12:18. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:54.
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 26-yard field goal, 9:05. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:59.
SEA – Ricardo Lockette 61-yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:47. Tied 20–20. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:09.
Overtime
ARI – Jay Feely 28-yard field goal, 5:59. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:56.
Top passers
SEA – Tarvaris Jackson – 21/35, 222 yards, TD, INT
ARI – John Skelton – 22/40, 271 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 19 rushes, 86 yards
ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling – 21 rushes, 93 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Ricardo Lockette – 1 reception, 61 yards, TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 9 receptions, 149 yards :

## Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 380 | 229 | W3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 312 | 348 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 321 | 315 | L2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 193 | 407 | L7 |

## Final roster

Defense :
* FS
* Kerry Rhodes
* Rashad Johnson
| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB |
| Clark Haggans | Paris Lenon | Daryl Washington | ⋅ |
* SS
* Adrian Wilson
* Hamza Abdullah
* CB
* Patrick Peterson
| DE | NT | DE |
| Calais Campbell | Dan Williams | Darnell Dockett |
* CB
* Richard Marshall
* A.J. Jefferson
Offense :
* WR
* Larry Fitzgerald
* DeMarco Sampson
* WR
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Levi Brown | Daryn Colledge | Lyle Sendlein | Rex Hadnot | Brandon Keith |
| D'Anthony Batiste | D'Anthony Batiste | Rex Hadnot | Deuce Lutui | Jeremy Bridges |
* TE
* Todd Heap
* Jeff King
* WR
* Andre Roberts
* Early Doucet
* QB
* Kevin Kolb
* John Skelton
* Special teams
* PK Jay Feely
* P Dave Zastudil
* KR LaRod Stephens-Howling
* PR Patrick Peterson
* LS Mike Leach
* H Dave Zastudil
* RB
* Beanie Wells
* LaRod Stephens-Howling

## Footnotes

* ↑ The Cardinals acquired this sixth-round selection (No. 184 overall) in a trade that sent guard Reggie Wells to the Philadelphia Eagles.
* ↑ The Cardinals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 208 overall) and a 2010 fourth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for safety Kerry Rhodes.
* ↑ Compensatory selection.